Fishing reel



1932- w. SHAKESPEARE, JR 1,869,441

FISHING REEL Filed April 7, 1930 -6 W AT Federated Aug. 2:,

WILLIAM SHAKES? &

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Application filed April 7, 1930. Serial No. 442,068.

. The main object of this invention is to pro- ,vide in a fishing reelhaving a sheet metal casing an improved line guide eye which pre sents arounded wear surface to the line and also provides a finish for thereel.

A further object is to provide a structure having these advantages whichwhile very.

economical in parts and assembly, results in a highly desirablestructure.

Objects relating to details and economies of my invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodi- 13 ment of my invention isillustrated in. the

accompanying drawing, in.which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved fishi reel.-

ig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section I goon a line corresponding toline 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the line guide Fig. 4 is a fragmentarysectional view on line 4-4. of Fig. 1, the line guide eye being omitted.I

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section corresponding to that of Fig. 2 of aslightly modified form or embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section corresponding to that of-Fig. 4 of stillanother modifica tion or adaptation of my improvements.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section of parts shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section on line 88 of Fig. 6.

Referring to the drawing, the casing 1 is preferably formed of sheetmetal. The reel illustrated in Fig. 1 is of the spring wind type such asshown in Letters Patent issued to Samuel G. Russell October 7, 1924, No.1,510,904. The patent is of the automatic or .spring wind type, thespool 2 being driven by a spring. The casing is formed with an elongatedperipheral opening 3 having substaitially straight side edges and curveden s.

The elongated endless" guide eye 4 is of a shape corresponding to theopening 3 and is longitudinally, curved to correspond to the curvatureof the wall of the casing. This line guide eye is of round cross sectionand has a continuous groove5 in its outer side engaging the edges of theopening of the casing, the line guide eye being sprung into the openingand retained therein by its resilience.

In inserting the eye in the frame, one curved end is engaged with thecurved end of the opening and pushed down to engage the groove. Thesides of the eye are then collapsed or drawn toward each other asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1; the other end may then be sprunginto engagement with the end of the opening whereupon the sides ofthe'eye are released, allowing it to snap or spring outwardly so that theeye is engaged throughout with the edges of the opening and is retainedtherein by its resilience.

in the modification shown in Fig. 5, the groove 5 is not provided in theeye 6 but the edges of the opening have shallow grooves 7 therein intowhich the eye is sprung substantially as described for the embodimentshown in Fi s. 1 to 4 inclusive, the eye being retaine in engagementwith the edges of the opening by its resilience.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the frame comprises a pairof end members 8 and 9 connected by pillars 10. These pillars havelongitudinal grooves 11 therein while the members 8 and 9 of the framehave curved grooves 12 therein corresponding to the longitudinallycurved eye 13. This eye 13 is also endless and longitudinally curved,the

grooves 11 and 12 of the parts of the frame being in efiect grooves inthe edges in the opening as shown in Fig. 5.

In practice, the casings 1 are preferably formed of an aluminum or othersuitable alloy which may be readily drawn or stamped. The line guide eyehowever may be formed of material capable of witstand- .ing wear or maybe plated with chromium and thereby providedwith a very hardwearingsurface.

The line gu1de eye also has the advantage of providing an attractivefinish for the opening and constitutes a reinforcing means for the edgesof the opening.

I have illustrated and described my im-' provements in certain practicalembodiments thereof. I havenot attempted to illustrate or describe otherembodiments or adaptations as I believe this'disclosure will enablethose- 5 skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may bedesired. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent, is:

' 1, In a fishing reel, the combination of a c lindrical casing having acircumferential e ongated peripheral opening havingstraight side edgesand curved ends, a spool, and an elongated endless line guide eye ofround cross section and curve longitudinally to' correspond to thecurvatu e of the casing and having a continuous groove in its outer sideengaging the edges of the opening of said casing, said line guideeyebeing sprung into 7.

I 29 said opening and retained therein by its reelongated longitudinallsilience.

'2. In a fishing reel, the combination of a cylindrical casing having acircumferential e ongated peripheral opening, a spool, and an elongatedendless line guideeye curved lon gitu inally to correspond to thecurvature of the casing and having a continuous groove in its outer sideengaging the edges of the opening of said casing, said line guide eye 30being sprung into said opening and retained therein by its resilience.

3. In a fishing reel, the combination of a casin having acircumferential elongated perip eral opening, a spool, and an elongatedendless line guide eye curved longitudinally to correspond with thecurvature of the periphery of the casing sprung into said opening, oneof the co-e-ngaging parts 'being grooved to receive the other.

40 4. In a fishing reel, the combination of a casin having acircumferentially elongated perip eral opening a spool, and an elongatedendless line guide eye curved longitudinally to'correspond with thecurvature of the casing sprung into said opening and retained inengagement with the edges of the opening by its in erent resilience,

5. In a fishing reel, the combination ofa frame having opposed groovedparts, and

, y curved line guide eye sprung into and retained in said grooved partsby its resilience. r

6. In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, 0 posed line uide eyesupporting 5 arts,an an elongated longitudinally curved ine guide eyesprung into and retained in engagementwith opposed parts of said frameylts resilience. Y

lull:i witnes whereof I have hereunto set my WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR.

